The holiday season is all about giving, but it’s also important to remember self-care. When it comes to self-care, you may be debating between continuing your regular chiropractic adjustments or switching to massage therapy, but why not choose both? Combining both chiropractic and massage can speed up recovery time for sore muscles and even help with issues including insomnia, arthritis, back pain, and more. Here’s what you should know.
Combining Chiropractic and Massage
When combined together, chiropractic care and massage therapy provide an efficient and complete system of treatment. These two types of care go hand in hand for a number of physical problems and can help with emotional issues like stress, too! When you put massage and chiropractic together, you can improve your overall quality of life and help maintain optimum health.
Why They Work
Chiropractic care focuses on the hard tissue of the body like the joints of the spine and vertebrae, while massage focuses on soft tissues, like muscles. By targeting both of these hard and soft tissues, a more complete and faster recovery is achieved.
Another reason massage therapy and chiropractic care complement each other is because of the relaxation factor. After a massage, your body is more relaxed and less anxious. This allows the chiropractors at Healthy Life Chiropractic to better adjust the joints and spine. Additionally, due to the release of muscle tension, relaxed muscles also won’t pull the joints back out of alignment.
After a visit with our massage therapists, our chiropractors will provide gentle, effective, and natural adjustments to provide relief for your aches and pains. To make things even better, we’re offering massage deals through the end of the month, so be sure to ask during your next adjustment. Just click here to contact us and learn more!